Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
SAMUEL JOHNSONMoney and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
More Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Grief is a species of idleness.
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Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.
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Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
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The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
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Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.
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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which constitutes not only the ease but the existence of society.
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To preserve health is a moral and religious duty: for health is the basis of all social virtues; and we can be useful no longer than while we are well.
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